Abu al-Malih reported on the authority of a man: I was riding on a mount behind the prophet ﷺ. It stumbled. Thereupon I said: May the devil perish! He said: do not say; may the devil perish! For you say that, he will swell so much so that he will be like a house, and say: by my power. But say: in the name of Allah; for when you say that, he will diminish so much so that he will be like a fly.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الأدب / 4982
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij« تفرد بہ أبوداود، (تحفة الأشراف: 15600)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (5/59، 71) (صحیح) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: There is great blessing in the name of Allah. Through it, Satan is humiliated and disgraced; therefore, a servant should be eager to recite the prescribed supplications (adhkar) at every opportunity.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4982